Angsty Stories With a Sweet, Quiet Female Lead 女主很乖，不吵不闹的虐文

1. 1 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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   This book perfectly matches your criteria for a rare find. The female lead doesn't cry or make a fuss, it's truly heartbreaking, the whole story is so angsty [crying][crying][crying][crying]

2. 2 她 The Light in Her Eyes Died in His Obsession 她眼底的光，死在他的偏执里 Yi Zhi Liu逸执柳Modern Romance100k WordsOngoing The worst thing Su Nuan ever did in her life wasn’t crossing Shen Yi. It was making him believe she had killed someone. Dong Mingyu was dead, in the private room where she used to spend time, stabbed thirty-seven times. The surveillance footage showed everything clearly: the woman’s face was Su Nuan’s. When Shen Yi dragged Su Nuan back, Dong Hui said just one thing: “Don’t let her die too quickly.” And so Su Nuan’s life became a living hell. Her ribs were broken, her teeth pulled out. She was sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   To keep the female lead by his side, the obsessive and vicious male protagonist falsely accused her of killing his wife. The female lead was tortured to the point of wishing she were dead; her ribs were broken, her teeth were pulled out, and she was locked in a basement in darkness, receiving only a bowl of cold white rice each day. She became so thin that her collarbone could hold water, and her joints were clearly visible. She was in so much pain that she didn't even have the strength to cry.

3. 3 周 Mr. Zhou’s Love Is as Cheap as Grass 周先生的爱，如草般轻贱 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [A tragic short story. The heroine is dead from the start. No resurrection, no rebirth.] [Melodramatic and clichéd] In the kidnapping case where he had to choose between two people, Zhou Yansheng saved his first love and abandoned his wife. Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife could never come back… 37.9kReads5.4Score1.6kShelves

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   A short, heart-wrenching story. The female lead is already dead at the beginning, with no resurrection or rebirth. [I'm crying][I'm crying][I'm crying] In that kidnapping case where he had to choose between two options, Zhou Yansheng chose to save his "white moonlight" (his first love) and abandoned his wife. That's why he so firmly told the kidnappers, "I choose Xu Xiaonuan." But now the truth tells him that Xu Sisi was truly kidnapped from the beginning! And the moment he said, "I choose Xu Xiaonuan," Xu Sisi was truly and completely abandoned! This twist of fate is completely unacceptable to Zhou Yansheng! Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife could never come back.

4. 4 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart Died in Battle, and the Enemy Prince Forced Me to Bear His Child 竹马战死，敌国王爷逼我生子 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Ancient Romance121k WordsCompleted [Female general + God of War prince + Powerful rivals + Imprisonment and torment + Angsty romance + Subjugation and counterattack + Revenge and corruption + Silver dragon awakening + Childbirth] “Chu Yuan, if you don’t kill me, one day I’ll kill you!” Jiang Li is a battle-hardened female general of Liang, but after her fiancé dies in battle, she becomes a prisoner of Chu Yuan, the enemy nation’s God of War. He breaks her proud spirit, shackles her hands and feet in iron chains, and even erases h 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 5 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.7kReads8.9Score235Shelves

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   🍂The first book features a female lead who was a model student since childhood, very well-behaved, and quiet—it's heartbreaking.🍂The second book follows Shu Wan for five years. She thought that being obedient and compliant would warm his heart, but unexpectedly, she was ultimately abandoned [almost crying]. She was always gentle and quiet, never making a fuss, and just left his world like that.🍂The others are also angst-filled stories, both historical and contemporary.

6. 6 重 Reborn, I Chose to Bring My Husband and Best Friend Together 重生后，我选择成全丈夫和闺蜜 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢7k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Chose to Let My Husband and Best Friend Be Together 49Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 未 After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 未婚夫失忆后，我不爱他了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 65Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 嫁 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Turned My Life Around with My Archenemy's Child 嫁给竹马后，我靠死对头的孩子逆袭了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢6k WordsCompleted After Marrying My Childhood Friend, I Turned My Life Around with My Nemesis's Child 43Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 别 Stop Kneeling, CEO! Your Stand-In Ex-Wife Doesn't Want to Remarry! 别跪了霸总，替身前妻不想复婚！ Sha Ye裟也Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted [Substitute bride + marriage first, love later + pregnant and on the run + happy ending] The male lead has a first love. Li Yue and Cheng Qing have been married for five years, and she has suffered two miscarriages. She thinks her body is the problem, never suspecting that Cheng Qing had someone drug her. He doesn’t want her to have a child of the Cheng family because his heart has always belonged to someone else. When that woman returns, Li Yue finally learns that she has been nothing but a sub 229Reads8.2Score—Shelves
10. 10 抛 After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became Worth Tens of Millions 抛弃前男友后，他身家千万 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢7k WordsCompleted After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became Worth Tens of Millions 182Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 傅 I Am President Fu's Long-Dead Beloved 傅总死掉的白月光就是我 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted I Am Mr. Fu's Dead White Moonlight 67Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 替 After Serving Time for His Sister, I Refused to Marry Him 替他妹坐牢后，我不嫁了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After Serving Time in Prison for His Sister, I Won't Marry Him 125Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 假 After the Fake Heiress Died by Suicide, I Lived as Her Replacement 假千金自杀后，我活成了她替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢9k WordsCompleted After the Fake Heiress Killed Herself, I Became Her Substitute 22Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 丈 After My Husband Cheated, I Chose to Divorce Him 丈夫出轨后，我选择离婚 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Chose Divorce 51Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 致 Deadly Love and Torment 致命虐恋 Sugar Star糖星Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted This is a coming-of-age story about Tong Zhiyan, Yun Xiaoxi, Li Qingwu, Yun Shunan, Bo Hanshen, Qu Nanzhi, and the others. Youth is beautiful, but brief. The people we once thought we would be with forever will one day go their separate ways, perhaps even forgetting one another amid the wider world. But no matter what happens, we once traveled the same road together. However we remember one another in the future, that will always be our youth! 73Reads8.3Score—Shelves
16. 16 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 626Reads7.0Score119Shelves
17. 17 记 Memory Judgment: She Doesn't Want You Anymore 记忆审判：她不要你们了 Xing Yan66星衍66Modern Romance693k WordsCompleted [Everyone's redemption arc + lightning-fast face-slapping + no forgiveness + satisfying angst] After an attempted murder, Jiang Liuying goes viral across every major platform. In the end, everyone votes her onto the national list of the most evil people of the 22nd century. Rumor has it that when she was four, she abandoned her eldest brother, ran off, and left him in a kidnapper's car. After returning to the Jiang family, she framed the adoptive parents who had raised her for ten years and show 5kReads8.7Score601Shelves
18. 18 我 After I Died, the Scumbag Went Mad 我死后，渣男疯了 July Chestnut七月栗子Modern Romance998k WordsCompleted I loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, but he made me lure a deranged serial killer out for the sake of his unattainable first love, determined to see me dead. In the end, I really did die at the killer's hands... But when he saw my corpse, he went mad. When I woke again, I had been reborn in the body of a strange woman, and the husband lying beside me looked exactly like the killer who had brutally murdered me... 6.2kReads8.8Score632Shelves
19. 19 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
20. 20 战 Lord Zhan, Stop Torturing Her! Your Wife Was Framed 战爷别虐了，夫人她是被冤枉的 October Is Not Cold Yet十月未凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming] [Physical and emotional torment + obsessive imprisonment + reborn] “Zhan Sihan, don’t kneel in front of my daughter’s grave and sully her path to reincarnation.” A conspiracy sent Yun Xi tumbling from heaven into hell. The man she loved branded her unchaste, and her child became a bastard reviled by everyone. For her daughter’s sake, she struggled and fought back in the abyss, only to have her legs broken and suffer a miscarriage. It 10kReads8.9Score695Shelves
21. 21 傅 President Fu’s Cold-Hearted Guilty Wife 傅总的冷情罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now streaming on Douyin! Come watch!] [Tortured romance + CEO + obsessive love + possessiveness + groveling to win her back] Shen Yan loved Fu Xinghan for ten years, and married him. After two years of marriage, the woman Fu Xinghan cherished returned to the country. Shen Yan became a sinner beyond redemption, and he cast her aside like worthless trash. Blind to the truth, he did everything he could to torment her until she was broken, making her life a livin 2.1kReads8.4Score173Shelves
22. 22 沈 Young Master Shen: His Wife Came Back with His Child to Make Him Suffer 沈少：夫人她带球回来虐你了 Pu Xiaochu蒲小初Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted Five years ago, a ridiculous marriage bound them together. After ten years of unrequited love, she finally worked up the courage to tell him, “I love you. Can’t you at least try to love me too?” But he coldly replied, “I’d have to be crazy to love you.” But later, in the first year after she left, he stood by her grave, drunk, and said, “There are plenty of women. It’s not as if I need you.” In the second year: “Lin Xiaoran, I didn’t wrong you. Please come back, okay?” In the third year: “I don’ 287Reads8.5Score174Shelves
23. 23 程 President Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 程总，我不爱你了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Mr. Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 15Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 陆 Mr. Lu, Your Wife Doesn't Deserve to Die! 陆总，夫人她罪不至死啊！ Ye Qianqian夜浅浅Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Completed, Groveling Ex-Husband Wins Her Back] An unexpected night three years ago made Song Wanqing Lu Ming's wife. She was secretly delighted, but he hated her to the core. She knew Lu Ming didn't love her. It didn't matter; she didn't care. Naively, she thought she could warm his heart eventually. Until she became pregnant, and he personally sent her to the operating table. At last, Song Wanqing gave up hope. She signed the divorce papers and left. She thought they would each go their separa 6.5kReads8.8Score547Shelves
25. 25 作 The Spoiled Heiress Pretends to Be Sweet and Flirts, but the Chaste Young Master Truly Falls for Her 作精千金假软撩，禁欲少主真沦陷 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted Older, abstinent, scheming man X spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart | Pretending to please X Falling in love for real | Possessiveness | An intense game of push and pull On the first day after being reborn, to stay alive, Shentu Shu softened her waist and pressed close to the powerful man. "Young Master, keep me here. There are plenty of things I can do..." Tears clung to the corners of her eyes, making her look pitiful. After her father died of illness, her stepmother had banished her to thi 29.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    An older, powerful father! He's incredibly charming and has the female lead by his side 24/7—a total doting husband! Super good-looking, fast-paced! 🤔

26. 26 只 As Long as You're Safe, My Police Officer 只要你平安，我的刑警先生 Ju Ding橘丁Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation Romance / A Slow-Burning Love / Healing Each Other / Quietly Watching Over Her / Reunited After Years Apart] He has seen the darkest corners of this city, so better than anyone, he knows how hard it is to protect a single ray of light. She can paint every color in the world, yet she has never been able to paint the silent darkness in his eyes. Two people who had been lonely for far too long found a home in each other. For the first time, he learned that someone could be w 199Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The relationship between the male and female leads is built up over time; it's not melodramatic, both leads are virgins, and the female lead is very obedient, so obedient that it's heartbreaking.

27. 27 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.8kReads8.2Score901Shelves
28. 28 她 She's Hard to Win Over 她很难哄 Spicy Little Duck麻辣小鸭Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [Sensitive, quiet, sweet girl x roguish, handsome, flirtatious rich boy] [College campus / secret crush comes true / playboy turns over a new leaf / bittersweet romance / mutually devoted] During freshman military training, the scorching sun beat down. Yun Qian was drenched in sweat when she saw her savior walking past. He was tall and handsome, his easygoing style impossible to miss. Girls were always confessing to him, offering him water and asking for his WeChat. Someone whispered the goss 10.2kReads8.6Score723Shelves

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    The female lead is very obedient and doesn't make a fuss. It's an extremely tragic story. Because she's mute, she couldn't even cry for help and was drowned alive in the Minjiang River... The first book is an extremely tragic one. The female lead didn't come back to life; she really died. It made me so angry that my lungs hurt. I was able to keep reading because I wanted to see the male lead get his comeuppance...

29. 29 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves

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    The first book is a historical romance, while the second and third are contemporary romances. The first book mainly tells the story of the unfulfilled desires of women in the imperial harem. It's a slow-burning, quite heart-wrenching tale. The second book is heart-wrenching from beginning to end; I'll eat my hat if you don't cry. The third book has a really strong aftertaste. I highly recommend all three; they are all excellent and you absolutely must read them. You won't regret it!

30. 30 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 28.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
31. 31 繁 When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains 繁花落尽是清欢 Yang Xiaoqi's Peanuts杨小柒的地豆Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart + happy ending + punishing the scumbags + the male lead loves her but cannot have her, and dies alone] When she was five, she met the clear-eyed young Ye Lanqing. Plum blossoms covered the branches, and he came through the flying snow. With just one glance, he transformed Leng Yihuan's world. From then on, she had her beloved Qing-gege to think about. When he was twelve, his parents died in battle. He grew up overnight, turning cold and single-mindedly bent o 16.3kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    At 5, she met him when he was 12, and was instantly captivated; at 7, she lost both her parents, but she knew she still had him, and she wanted to marry him; at 12, her dreams shattered, he grew tired of her [almost crying], and personally drove her away; at 17, she finally returned. No one knows what she went through in those 5 years, but everyone knows she has changed [crying]...

32. 32 穿 I Transmigrated and Took My Older Brother on a Quest Through the Cultivation World 穿越之，我带年上哥哥勇闯修仙界 Onion Trader洋葱交易员Fantastical Romance118k WordsOngoing [Quirky heroine / heroine with no System / cultivation grind / male lead’s System hides a conspiracy / everyone is a villain / childhood-friend bond / heroine’s rise to power / starting a company in the cultivation world] A car accident in a torrential downpour sent Chu An’an, along with her dependable older brother Qin Sinian, hurtling into a perilous cultivation world! She thought that if she clung to her brother, she could lie flat and coast through life. But when she looked around, she real 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this is pretty good; the subject matter is quite novel.

33. 33 陆 Mr. Lu's Long Road to Winning His Wife Back 陆先生追妻火葬场 Mu Chacha沐茶茶Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted After five years together, Wen Yao discovered that Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he could never remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “The Yao in my name has the roof radical, like in ‘a graceful lady.’” But in Lu Nanxi’s phone, her name was still saved as Yao, using a different character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long, flowing hair. She liked wearing white dresses and loved to smile. Her name was Lin Yao. Wen Yao’s eyes reddened with pain. So she was 6.2kReads6.9Score240Shelves

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    These books were so heart-wrenching! 🥺🥺🥺 ① After five years of dating, the female lead became a substitute for the male lead, but he left without a fight and relentlessly pursued her. ② The female lead loved the male lead's brother for ten years, but ended up marrying the male lead. Meanwhile, the male lead also had his own unrequited love, and their marriage was loveless – truly heartbreaking. ③ The male lead approached the female lead to avenge her sister, but she discovered she'd been deceived and decisively broke up with him. The male lead's pursuit of her was amazing! 🐂🍺 The plots were incredibly captivating, and every subsequent story tormented the male lead – so satisfyingly agonizing! 🦀🦀

34. 34 快 Quick Transmigration: The Dark Moonlight Villainess Makes the Male Lead Cry Again 快穿黑月光：女配又把男主虐哭了 Osmanthus Boughs明桂别枝Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [Not a revenge fantasy] Every novel world has a female supporting character who causes trouble at every turn. Qian Tao nervously takes the place of these supporting characters and follows the plot. But why do the male leads end up yearning for her, only to fall to their knees and beg her to forgive them?! #With no man in your heart, your sword becomes divine# #The male leads fall for the heroine, then chase after her and regret everything# [Professional supporting actress, working on the job] A 2.5kReads9.0Score198Shelves

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    The first dimension is a perfect match, and it's incredibly heart-wrenching and super good; highly recommended.

35. 35 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The angst-filled novel is so good!

36. 36 少 Young Master, You're Engaged, So Stop Flirting. Your Online Love Is the Maid's Daughter 少爷有婚约别撩了，您的网恋对象是保姆的女儿 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The young master is already engaged, so don’t flirt with him. Your online dating match is the nanny’s daughter. 191Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She's so well-behaved, never making a fuss or causing trouble. Why can't people who love each other be together? In the beginning, she was abused by her mother, who favored sons over daughters. She lived in a basement while he lived in a mansion above it. Her life was dark and chaotic, while his life shone brightly. She felt a pang of jealousy when she heard he was married; her heart sank. She was in pain but couldn't say anything. She bitterly watched him with his fiancée, and she was still being tormented by her. Her mother sold her for money, and she sought help from him, who got her pregnant. Her values ​​were in turmoil—what choice would she make?

37. 37 未 My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死，他却要殉情 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love 441Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 雪 Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸，爱意归零 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing 464Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 58.5kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves

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    This is supposed to be a story with two male protagonists, but the protagonist (the bottom) is reborn after transmigrating to many worlds. However, he suffers terribly in every world, and his body is covered in injuries. I started crying from the very first chapter of this story; it's so heartbreaking.

40. 40 我 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 494Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 失 The Night We Lost Our Child, He Was Setting Off Fireworks With His White Moonlight 失去孩子那晚，他在陪白月光放烟花 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted The night they lost their child, he was setting off fireworks with his unrequited love. 239Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 心 May Your Heart's Desires Bring You Peace, Day and Night 心有所妄，朝暮皆安 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted With a Heart Full of Longing, Peace in Every Dawn and Dusk 313Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 难 Hard to Coax: The Unruly Young Master Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 50.7kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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    "If I had known she was your daughter, I would have preferred never to have met her." Behind the green partition, Xu Zhiqiao heard Zhou Cong's words, "Just playing around," her body ice-cold. The young prince's eyes were bloodshot, each word piercing her heart: "I'll wait until she's hopelessly in love, then marry someone else and make her suffer—" - She trembled as she bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry... I atone for my sordid birth to my aunt's child." - He chased after her from the coffee shop, his eyes bloodshot, only to watch helplessly as she rushed into the swirling willow catkins (a famous asthma attack scene). "Baby..." He knelt amidst the flying catkins, scooping up the unconscious her, his roar mingled with blood and tears. "Just playing around." Those words were like a knife, stabbing her heart, leaving it bleeding profusely. The day she disappeared, Zhou Cong wrecked the entire Beijing social circle. When they met again, his eyes were bloodshot, and he knelt to grab the hem of her skirt, his voice trembling: "Zhizhi, you can hit me, you can scold me..." She gently pulled back the hem of her skirt, smiling at him for the first time: "Young Master Zhou, do we know each other?"

45. 45 极 Tortured to the Extreme 极虐 Young Master Jiang江家大少Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted An Nuan was a gifted pianist, but after being framed and sent to prison, she emerged three years later to find her life turned upside down! Then she met Si Lingfeng, the most powerful man in City C. He loved and cherished her with all his heart. If she said she wanted the stars, he would pluck them from the sky without a second thought. From their very first meeting, he pursued An Nuan passionately! When it came to winning her over, Si Lingfeng embodied every word: cunning, calculating, settin 669Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is very sensible, especially in the first book. She's so humble; she gets beaten up but doesn't even blame the person who hit her.

46. 46 今 Tonight, Let’s Sink Into Ruin Together 今夜与你共沉沦 The Wild Geese Soar High鸿雁高飞Modern Romance950k WordsCompleted Tang Siying is sure she won’t live much longer, because Ji Chenyu hates her and wants nothing more than to kill her. He keeps her captive, tormenting, trampling on, and humiliating her because she is so hateful. Until one day, he discovers he hated the wrong person... 84Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    She's the kind of girl who never complains, accepts her fate, and never resists the male lead's abuse [almost crying]. If you like this kind of girl, you definitely won't regret watching this series!

47. 47 夫 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Die Die Qing Cai蝶蝶青菜Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 637Reads8.4Score—Shelves
48. 48 渣 Scumbag CEO, I Don’t Deserve Your Devotion 渣总你的深情我不配 Little Tian Xin田小新酱Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Physical and Emotional Torment + No Reconciliation] Jiang Li loved Fu Jinyan with all her heart. She once believed he would be her whole world, but he was the one who sent her to prison. She suffered every humiliation behind bars and was left unrecognizable. She thought getting out would mean a fresh start. But fate had never been kind to her. After her release, Fu Jinyan dragged her into another abyss, tormenting her like a plaything. In despair, she gritted her teeth and said: “Fu Jinyan, if 9.7kReads8.5Score548Shelves

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    These books all made me cry in the later parts. The first one had a very calm and excellent female lead who lived in constant self-blame, feeling she owed her best friend Lu Lingrui so much. Actually, she hadn't done anything wrong. Just read it yourself; it's very heart-wrenching. The author's writing style is alright. The last one is also quite heart-wrenching; it gradually gets more painful from the middle onwards.

49. 49 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 70.1kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
50. 50 学 One Bow from My Senior, and My Entire Youth Was Over 学姐两鞠躬，结束了我的整个青春 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘Marriage & Romance30k WordsCompleted Two bows from my senior schoolmate brought my entire youth to an end 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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